Along the shores of Lamu, a vision is taking shape that could reorder how East Africa fuels itself — and Rwanda, a landlocked nation with no oil of its own, is quietly considering whether to claim a seat at that table. Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote has proposed a $16 billion, 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery that would dwarf the region's collapsed refining infrastructure, and President Kagame's public expression of interest signals that small nations, too, understand the strategic weight of energy sovereignty. The negotiations are early, the numbers are large, and the October 2026 ground